Spooktacular October

Hello and happy October.

Let's get the housekeeping items out of the way.

Oct. 8 - Author Nick Bruel will be visiting McKinley
Oct. 9 - No School
Oct. 21 & 22 - Conferences
Oct. 22 & 23 - No School

OCT. 21 - PICTURE DAY! (forms are coming home this week!)

Oct. 30 - Pumpkin Patch Field Trip and Halloween Celebration

We are excited to have an author visit and have been reading his books in class. We will get to meet the author and have him read some of his work to us. He writes the Bad Kitty books.

Conferences will begin Wednesday, Oct. 21 after school at 4:30 pm until 8 pm. On Thursday, Oct. 22 conference times will begin at 9:00 am. They are 15 minutes in length. Please email me privately with your top 3 choices. I will send out a confirmation list as we get closer to those dates.

Picture day! Who doesn't love picture day?!! Forms will be coming home on Thursday, Oct. 8th. Watch your communication notebooks for them!

Pumpkin Patch field trip will be Oct. 30th. I know it's late but I thought it would be fun to have that Friday be filled with special holiday activities. We will be going to Lakeview Farms located in North Plains. (Yes, I have connections there!) I have room for 5 parents to join us. The cost will be $5 per student and the students only will be able to bring pumpkins home. We are getting a great price break. The trade off is that only students will be able to bring pumpkins home. Watch for more information to come home as we get closer.

Ok - on to the more fun stuff. Last week the students made caramel apples in class. They had fun but - fyi - the caramel is hot. It is not for students to dip their fingers into because they may get burned.  Here are some great photos of their cooking experience.

We also had a great time at the all school Fun Run! You all should be so proud of your kiddos. They ran like champs.  After the run, we took an extended break from learning. Most of the students were excited to tell about their experiences.  One student, however, exclaimed, "That was NOT fun".  The tone the student was using was like, why is it called a fun run when it clearly is not fun! Oh! My! Goodness! These little incidents are exactly why I do what I do.

Lastly, I want to send a quick shout out to all of you amazing parents! I am so impressed with the amount of communication that is happening this year and I am so impressed with the willingness to help the kids succeed. Kudos to you all! You are really very amazing.

Watch for more updates...and pictures! As always, if you have questions, please email or call.